Two Faces of Alkaloids

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Authors	DOSTÁL Jiří
Year of publication	2000
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Journal of Chemical Education
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Field	Organic chemistry
Keywords	alkaloids
Description	Alkaloids can occur in two forms, denoted as ammonium/imonium salts and free bases. These forms differ substantially in their properties and in some cases in their structures. The article discusses and compares the salts and free bases of six well-known alkaloids: nicotine, morphine, cocaine, sanguinarine, allocryptopine, and magnoflorine. Relevance for medical uses is emphasized.
Related projects:	Structure and character of bonding, properties and analysis of synthetic and natural molecular ensembles